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Former Mich. governor Wolpe dead at 71

By | 10.27.11 | 9:02 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

Howard Wolpe, former U.S. Congressman and Democratic nominee for governor in the state of Michigan, has passed away at the age of 71.

Gay pastor under fire after man dies of drug overdose at his house

By | 09.28.11 | 2:13 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

The Rev. Mark Bidwell of Ferndale is coming under fire after police responded to an emergency call to his home on Sept. 21.
Ferndale Police arrived to find 43-year-old Steven Michael Fitch unresponsive, reports the Daily Tribune in Royal Oak. According to the report, Bidwell, 52, and Fitch More…

Sen. Mark Udall: ‘Death of bin Laden a major milestone’

By | 05.02.11 | 9:10 am | More from The Colorado Independent

Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, who serves on key Senate intelligence and armed forces committees, issued the following statement on Sunday night’s announcement by President Barack Obama that U.S. special forces killed 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden:

“Thousands of American men and women have fought and died to defeat the terrorists More…

Report: Coal Ash Exposure Can Cause Cancer

By | 09.16.10 | 10:24 am

A new report by Physicians for Social Responsibility and Earthjustice finds that exposure to coal ash, the byproduct of coal-fired power, can cause cancer, lung disease, kidney disease, mental retardation and respiratory problems. The report also finds that pollutants from coal ash can leak into drinking water.

We Are All Subprime Now, R.I.P.

By | 12.01.08 | 4:18 pm

Financial bloggers are in mourning today for Tanta, at Calculated Risk, who died on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. As the tributes to her throughout the blogosphere make clear, her analysis of the mortgage crisis was closely followed and influential. She had spent 20 years in mortgage banking — she More…